Hanover College’s largest alumni gathering of the year is set for Oct. 23-24! The 99th-annual Homecoming celebration is a fantastic opportunity to revisit a transformative time of your life, hang out with friends, rekindle connections with classmates and mentors, and cheer for the Panthers! What’s happening at Homecoming 2026? Homecoming 2026 highlights include milestone reunions
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Howard Sherman, a prominent arts administrator, advocate and writer, will examine the U.S. Constitution through the lens of musical theatre during a unique presentation at Hanover College in late October. Sherman has become an influential advocate for American theatre throughout his career and has written extensively about intellectual and creative freedom in academic, community and
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Internationally acclaimed Taiwanese musicians Kuan-Yun Huang and Chen-Lin Ma will headline a series of performances during a month-long residency at Hanover College to promote Asian culture and heritage. Huang has more than 20 years of experience in violin performance and music education. He is founder and director of The Voice of Strings Ensemble and the
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Jonathan Cheng, the Wall Street Journal’s bureau chief in China, will explore North Korea’s complex relationship with Christianity and its connection to Hanover College during an early-October address in the Duggan Library. Cheng, author of the book “Korean Messiah: Kim Il Sung and the Christian Roots of North Korea’s Personality Cult,” will offer insights into
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Educator, historian and author Eileen Yanoviak, Ph.D., will delve into the inspirational story of 19th-century Union Army nurse Lucy Higgs Nichols during a special Black History Month presentation at Hanover College. Yanoviak will discuss her book, “The Tenacious Nurse Nichols: An Unsung African American Civil War Hero.” Published in May 2025, the work examines the
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Five Hanover College students offered insights into their recent summer research projects during the seventh-annual Women in Science Symposium. The event was held Thursday, Jan. 22, in the Science Center. The symposium annually features a select group of students who provide an in-depth exploration of their recent research opportunities. Presentations highlight various aspects of research
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Former Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb ’90 was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree during an Oct. 17 ceremony in the J. Graham Brown Campus Center. The conferral was held as part of Hanover’s 98th-annual homecoming celebration. “Eric Holcomb, class of 1990, is no stranger to this campus, nor to the transformative power of
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Roberta Pergher, Ph.D., associate professor of history at Indiana University, will be on the Hanover College campus Saturday, Oct. 4, to present the annual Cornelius and Anna Cook O’Brien Lecture as the keynote address for the 96th-annual Indiana Academy of the Social Sciences (IASS) conference. Pergher, who also serves as director of the Institute for
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The Indiana Supreme Court will travel to Hanover College Tuesday, September 30, for a public session as part of its annual traveling oral arguments series. The Indiana Supreme Court regularly holds oral arguments at the Statehouse in Indianapolis and occasionally schedules arguments outside the capital. Traveling oral arguments allow students, the press, and the public
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J. Lee Annis Jr. ’78, Beth Maxson Monnin ’83, Karl Plank ’74 and Edwin Nartey ’15 have been selected to receive Hanover College’s highest alumni honors. Annis, Monnin and Plank will be presented with the Alumni Achievement Award (AAA). Nartey will receive the Distinguished Young Alumni Award (DYA). The AAA/DYA presentation ceremony will be held
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